Malawi: Calls for Chimwendo Banda to Quit Expose Growing Divisions Within MCP

Malawi: Calls for Chimwendo Banda to Quit Expose Growing Divisions Within MCP

A bitter internal rebellion has exploded inside the opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) after furious party activists publicly demanded the resignation of Secretary General Richard Chimwendo Banda, blaming him for the party's disastrous showing in the 16 September General Elections.

Chimwendo under fire as MCP power struggle deepens

LILONGWE-(MaraviPost)-Opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) Secretary General Richard Chimwendo Banda is facing renewed political criticism following allegations that his public defence of former president Lazarus Chakwera’s continued leadership is driven more by personal political survival than loyalty to the party. The criticism comes from social media commentator Silvester Ayuba James, who has questioned Chimwendo’s leadership […]

Calls for Chimwendo Banda to quit expose growing divisions within MCP

A bitter internal rebellion has exploded inside the opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) after furious party activists publicly demanded the resignation of Secretary General Richard Chimwendo Banda, blaming him for the party’s disastrous showing in the 16 September General Elections. The extraordinary attack unfolded on Sunday in Msundwe, Lilongwe, one of the party’s traditional strongholds, […] The post Calls for Chimwendo Banda to quit expos…

MCP meeting erupts in death threat

This article was originally published on Malawi24">Malawi24, Malawi's #1 independent news platform. Anger over Richard Chimwendo Banda’s leadership has spilled into a death threat, with a senior MCP member warning that the Secretary General could disappear if he showed up at Nsundwe. George Kaunda, a senior member of the Nsundwe Freedom Fighters, issued the threat during the Malawi Congress Party (MCP) Flag Day and Youth Talk held […] Read the f…